I hunt with a SS rifle and a SS pistol and to my knowledge have not had problems. I have had deer look right at me before, and down the SS barrel with no problem. Might pose a problem to say turkeys or such but I think they are the best barrels for outdoors

Most of the ss bbls I see now are the dull fininsh instead of the shiny polished finish. To me they reflect less light than a blued bbl, but they are lighter in color, which seem to stand out more in low light. My hunting rifle and pistol are dull finish ss, and haven't had any problems yet. But I never had problems with blued bbls either(except for rainy/rusty days ).

Just about every one of my guns are ss and I wouldnt have it any other way. Shoot! if I could get a rem 11/87 supermag in ss I'd be in heaven....really I would.
I have never had a problem with ss in the woods or anywhere else for that matter. as far as a coyote or deer being scared off by the ss, I guess if you waved the barrel of your gun back and forth in front of them like a flag blowing in the wind......but then again, same results from happen if it was blued or matte!

It doesnt matter if you were to ask me. If the deer doesnt see the guy behind the rifle with the white coveralls and the red hat on they wont notice the gun.

People are way too worried about being seen and smelled. I find that if a deer or coyote spots you or catches wind of you they pause giving a perfect opportunity for a shot. Thats just my personal experience though.

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